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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<title>By: Linda D. (sbk)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Linda D. (sbk)]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am always so impressed with PB writers. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I remember trying to write a PB a few years ago. I failed miserably, but I still keep it tucked away for a day when I&#039;m feeling ambitious enough to read it again. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I&#039;m better off with MG and YA, I think.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am always so impressed with PB writers. </p>
<p>I remember trying to write a PB a few years ago. I failed miserably, but I still keep it tucked away for a day when I&#8217;m feeling ambitious enough to read it again. </p>
<p>I&#8217;m better off with MG and YA, I think.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Kanani</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanani]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wynken, Blinken and Nod, Pat The Bunny, Good Night Moon are all masterpieces, as far as I&#039;m concerned.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wynken, Blinken and Nod, Pat The Bunny, Good Night Moon are all masterpieces, as far as I&#8217;m concerned.</p>
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		<title>By: Katie.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In regards to children&#039;s books, I think your theory is absolutely correct. My mom taught first grade for over thirty years and I spent many summers (she was on year-round schedule) helping her out in the classroom. As someone who spent an obscene amount of time reading picture books aloud to kids (that was pretty much the one thing my Mom could always trust me to do in the classroom, everything else bored me silly), I have had a lot of exposure to the genre.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Personally, I am in awe of those select few who can create an engaging children&#039;s book. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;As a teen, I would often be reading a kid&#039;s book alound and thinking that I could write something so much better. Whenever I entertained that foolishness, I would take the finished product to the kids in Mom&#039;s classroom and they always laughed at my pathetic attempts (although they were very polite with their laughter). Even if it was technically well-written, I never managed to hook their attention with my trite stories. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Although all of the points you&#039;ve mentioned are definitely important (poor word choice, awkward phrasing, etc.) it really comes down to the actual story itself most of the time. I&#039;ve seen kids fall in love with books where the story/plot far surpassed the actual writing, whereas no amount of good writing will save a book with a poor story as far as a kid is concerned. (And I hope you agree that having a kid-engaging storyline goes hand-in-hand with writing through the eyes of a child.)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hopefully all of that rambling makes sense.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In regards to children&#8217;s books, I think your theory is absolutely correct. My mom taught first grade for over thirty years and I spent many summers (she was on year-round schedule) helping her out in the classroom. As someone who spent an obscene amount of time reading picture books aloud to kids (that was pretty much the one thing my Mom could always trust me to do in the classroom, everything else bored me silly), I have had a lot of exposure to the genre.</p>
<p>Personally, I am in awe of those select few who can create an engaging children&#8217;s book. </p>
<p>As a teen, I would often be reading a kid&#8217;s book alound and thinking that I could write something so much better. Whenever I entertained that foolishness, I would take the finished product to the kids in Mom&#8217;s classroom and they always laughed at my pathetic attempts (although they were very polite with their laughter). Even if it was technically well-written, I never managed to hook their attention with my trite stories. </p>
<p>Although all of the points you&#8217;ve mentioned are definitely important (poor word choice, awkward phrasing, etc.) it really comes down to the actual story itself most of the time. I&#8217;ve seen kids fall in love with books where the story/plot far surpassed the actual writing, whereas no amount of good writing will save a book with a poor story as far as a kid is concerned. (And I hope you agree that having a kid-engaging storyline goes hand-in-hand with writing through the eyes of a child.)</p>
<p>Hopefully all of that rambling makes sense.</p>
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		<title>By: Sherryl</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sherryl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great post - thanks.&lt;br/&gt;You&#039;re absolutely right about how long it can take to get it &quot;right&quot;. I have some picture book manuscripts I&#039;ve reworked 20 times. Some have taken three years or more. And then you get to a point where you just can&#039;t tell anymore whether it&#039;s working or not. That&#039;s when the critique group comes in handy.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great post &#8211; thanks.<br />You&#8217;re absolutely right about how long it can take to get it &#8220;right&#8221;. I have some picture book manuscripts I&#8217;ve reworked 20 times. Some have taken three years or more. And then you get to a point where you just can&#8217;t tell anymore whether it&#8217;s working or not. That&#8217;s when the critique group comes in handy.</p>
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		<title>By: Jillian</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jillian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[M. Pfister&#039;s &quot;The Rainbow Fish&quot; comes to mind.  It was hugely popular a decade or so ago, and my sister purchased it for my then-very-small son.  The artwork is stunning -- truly a feast for the eyes.  The writing is, in my opinion, weak.  It&#039;s one of those stories that makes me cringe as I&#039;m reading, it&#039;s just that bad.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In fact, I gave the book to Good Will several years ago.  I only get rid of books that I really hate.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I would agree that writing GOOD children&#039;s literature is an exceptional skill.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>M. Pfister&#8217;s &#8220;The Rainbow Fish&#8221; comes to mind.  It was hugely popular a decade or so ago, and my sister purchased it for my then-very-small son.  The artwork is stunning &#8212; truly a feast for the eyes.  The writing is, in my opinion, weak.  It&#8217;s one of those stories that makes me cringe as I&#8217;m reading, it&#8217;s just that bad.  </p>
<p>In fact, I gave the book to Good Will several years ago.  I only get rid of books that I really hate.</p>
<p>I would agree that writing GOOD children&#8217;s literature is an exceptional skill.</p>
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		<title>By: Heather Brewer</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather Brewer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wonderful post, Michael! And so true--the fewer the words, the better they have to be. I have an immeasurable respect for picture book writers.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wonderful post, Michael! And so true&#8211;the fewer the words, the better they have to be. I have an immeasurable respect for picture book writers.</p>
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		<title>By: Alison Ashley Formento</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Ashley Formento]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huge thanks for this blog.  Can&#039;t wait to share it with my critique group.  Much to learn, much to write.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Huge thanks for this blog.  Can&#8217;t wait to share it with my critique group.  Much to learn, much to write.</p>
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		<title>By: Rashenbo</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rashenbo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a parent who has had to read stories each and every day... I&#039;m touched by how you view that aspect of our literary world. I&#039;m always amazed at what my children giggle at, or repeat endlessly from a book. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I don&#039;t think that I could ever master that ability. I&#039;m far too &quot;wordy&quot; for that. But the delight and excitement I see in my children ups my respect for those writers.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a parent who has had to read stories each and every day&#8230; I&#8217;m touched by how you view that aspect of our literary world. I&#8217;m always amazed at what my children giggle at, or repeat endlessly from a book. </p>
<p>I don&#8217;t think that I could ever master that ability. I&#8217;m far too &#8220;wordy&#8221; for that. But the delight and excitement I see in my children ups my respect for those writers.</p>
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